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>> my advice to president obama is, mr. president, whatever happens in the second term, you're going to bear the consequences of. our country is in sick shape financially. economically, we're really in bad shape. if we didn't have the dollar, the de facto reserve we would be greece. it's not going to be fixed without leadership from you. the republicans maintain control of the house. and we have divided government, he has to take the lead. he may score some short term victories over the republicans. in the meaning of long term, it's his enchilada. >> president clinton, secretary of the treasury, robert rubin. >> when people look at what president obama should do. there are a number of people who say, well, he's got to get the fiscal house in order, he's got to deal with the deficit. why is that important? >> i think it's important to design a sound fiscal program that both contributes to job creation and recovery in the short term, i absolutely believe programs do that by creating confidence and creating fiscal room for a m
>> my advice to president obama is, mr. president, whatever happens in the second term, you're going to bear the consequences of. our country is in sick shape financially. economically, we're really in bad shape. if we didn't have the dollar, the de facto reserve we would be greece. it's not going to be fixed without leadership from you. the republicans maintain control of the house. and we have divided government, he has to take the lead. he may score some short term victories over the...
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. >>> barack obama is entering his second term. only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges, above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly, he faces a domestic political deadlock this seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood beside presidents as they have made their most difficult decisions. from republicans like james baker. >> if we didn't have the dollar as a reserve currency of the world we would be greece. >> from democrats like robert rubin. >> in a democracy you can only move forward if both sides are willing to come together to govern. >> and independents like michael bloomberg. >> when you have jobs that we need to get done but americans won't take, letting the crops rot or letting the farms move south of the border is just insanity. >> and at the end, i'll write my
. >>> barack obama is entering his second term. only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges, above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly, he faces a domestic political deadlock this seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood...
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that was president obama's handling of negotiations. john boehner took a lot of criticism and as ana said, he was able to herd his cats, it was like making sausage. he made some tough decisions. they knew how much john boehner wanted a great decision. mr. obama couldn't make a deal like that, even when it would have made the president look good, the grand bargain. did mr. obama miss a critical opportunity to extend an olive branch to the republicans, specifically john boehner as a gesture of conciliation. what's missing is a picture of the president with the speaker. that doesn't even exist. this is sort of a deal. >> i read peggy's peace, i think it's entitled there's no i in kumbaya. it was an interesting title. i got sort of what she was trying to say, at the end of the day, she sounds as if she has sour grapes over the election. it's not about extending olive branches, it's about doing your job. i was really sick and tired of seeing both sides talk about how brave they were, and how courageous they were. no one else in america is as
that was president obama's handling of negotiations. john boehner took a lot of criticism and as ana said, he was able to herd his cats, it was like making sausage. he made some tough decisions. they knew how much john boehner wanted a great decision. mr. obama couldn't make a deal like that, even when it would have made the president look good, the grand bargain. did mr. obama miss a critical opportunity to extend an olive branch to the republicans, specifically john boehner as a gesture of...
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this is just days before president obama -- president obama's scheduled visit to colombia. the report also found three dea agents admitted to paying for sexual services. >>> new york police say a suspect planned to blow up the arch in the city's washington square park. police arrested aaron green two weeks ago after they found an explosive substance and a sawed-off shotgun in his apartment. officers had come to the apartment to serve an unrelated warrant to green's girlfriend. >>> a lottery winner, a small fortune, a mysterious murder and a family feud. it sounds like the making of a tv movie, but it's the latest investigation in to the death of a very you clucky man. the state's attorney in chicago wants to dig up the body to find out who poisoned him. here's cnn's martin savidge. >> reporter: this is the story of how a simple scratch may have killed a man. he moved to chicago from india in the late 1980s and became an american success. eventually owning a string of dry cleaners and real estate. settling into this house on the city's far north side with his wife and teenag
this is just days before president obama -- president obama's scheduled visit to colombia. the report also found three dea agents admitted to paying for sexual services. >>> new york police say a suspect planned to blow up the arch in the city's washington square park. police arrested aaron green two weeks ago after they found an explosive substance and a sawed-off shotgun in his apartment. officers had come to the apartment to serve an unrelated warrant to green's girlfriend....
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in 2013, president obama will face a crisis with regard to iran. he has categorically ruled out containing an iran with nuclear weapons. so, either iran will capitulate completely to american demands or the united states will go to war with that country. since the first option is extremely unlikely and the second extremely unattractive, the obama administration needs to see if there is a path through which it can pressure iran to make a deal. in a thoughtful essay in the current issue of "foreign affairs" the columbia scholar jurvis points out that this kind of coercive diplomacy, at least from washington, has rarely worked. he points out in panama, 1989, iraq, 1990, serbia, 1998, afghanistan, 2001 and iraq, 2003, washington tried sanctions pressure and the threat of force to get leaders to change course, it didn't work. and washington had to make good on its threat to go to war. with north korea, coercive diplomacy also failed, but in this case, washington decided against military action choosing, instead, to contain the regime. making coercive di
in 2013, president obama will face a crisis with regard to iran. he has categorically ruled out containing an iran with nuclear weapons. so, either iran will capitulate completely to american demands or the united states will go to war with that country. since the first option is extremely unlikely and the second extremely unattractive, the obama administration needs to see if there is a path through which it can pressure iran to make a deal. in a thoughtful essay in the current issue of...
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when will you meet with president obama? what do you think of president obama? >> translator: god willing, i will plan for this trip. there is no set date yet but it will most likely be before the end of the first quarter of this year. president obama is an elected president by the american people. and he grants the will of the american people by working for the interests of the american people and this is the american people's right in their president. i respect him and i value him. he played an effective and important role in the cease-fire in regard s to gaza. he cooperated with us in a big way. i'm still in constant communication with him. when we meet, there will be a chance to talk about cooperation in different areas like scientific research, manufacturing and production, investments and tourism. >> so you plan on coming to the united states, god willing, in the first quarter of this year, between now and the end of march? >> translator: before the end of the first quarter, god willing, i will visit, as you said i will visit, the united states of america,
when will you meet with president obama? what do you think of president obama? >> translator: god willing, i will plan for this trip. there is no set date yet but it will most likely be before the end of the first quarter of this year. president obama is an elected president by the american people. and he grants the will of the american people by working for the interests of the american people and this is the american people's right in their president. i respect him and i value him. he...
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president obama as the president's inner circle. also, the fierce spread of the flu across the united states and now a shortage of a critical medicine used to treat it. >>> plus, prominent voices lending support to an unlikely idea of a trillion dollar coin. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> judgment, integrity, and friendship all cited by president obama as he nominated his chief of staff, jack lew, to be the next treasury secretary but the announcement is drawing attention to the makeup of the president's second-term cabinet. it's on track to be dominated by men. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us from the white house. what is the white house saying about all of this? >> reporter: wolf, the white house has been asked about this quite a bit. white house press secretary jay carney has said that the president believes diversity is important and he's highlighted that there are a number of women serving in the white house and in the administration and indeed there are, wolf, and there's lack
president obama as the president's inner circle. also, the fierce spread of the flu across the united states and now a shortage of a critical medicine used to treat it. >>> plus, prominent voices lending support to an unlikely idea of a trillion dollar coin. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> judgment, integrity, and friendship all cited by president obama as he nominated his chief of staff, jack lew, to be the next treasury secretary but the...
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i think obama has some time. the question will be how zbrif he going to be selecting these positions. i think that's more important. we have to see. >> jason jobs, thanks very much for coming in and talking politics. >> thank you. >> always appreciated. >>> next on the "newsroom," did you ever want to flip off a police officer? if so, you better think twice. it could land you in jail. it did for this guy. find out why when our legal guys join us. >>> waiting for a bus can be stressful, but this brawl takes it to another level. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. >>> it will be another two months before the accused shooter in the colorado massacre hears the 1666 charges against him because yesterday a judge delayed james holmes' arraign tomt give the defe
i think obama has some time. the question will be how zbrif he going to be selecting these positions. i think that's more important. we have to see. >> jason jobs, thanks very much for coming in and talking politics. >> thank you. >> always appreciated. >>> next on the "newsroom," did you ever want to flip off a police officer? if so, you better think twice. it could land you in jail. it did for this guy. find out why when our legal guys join us....
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he's going to get those to president obama's desk by tuesday. we'll keep you informed of any developments as those meetings continue. >>> meanwhile, he ruled the country with all the absolute power. now he's too sick to attend even his own presidential inauguration. we'll talk about what could be a power vacuum in venezuela if hugo chavez remains too sick to leave. wrap. ive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> after just talking to you about vice president joe biden talking to the media about guns, we've learned this. there's been a school shooting at taft high school in -- that's in taft, california. and this is according to our affiliate kero. the shooting happened this morning around 9:00 a.m.
he's going to get those to president obama's desk by tuesday. we'll keep you informed of any developments as those meetings continue. >>> meanwhile, he ruled the country with all the absolute power. now he's too sick to attend even his own presidential inauguration. we'll talk about what could be a power vacuum in venezuela if hugo chavez remains too sick to leave. wrap. ive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew...
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and this is something that has spanned the obama administration. you hear from so many gun owners who say, he's going to take our guns away. he says no. >> we've been hearing this for year, joe. you've been to these gun stores, i've been to these gun stores. the president addressed this fear today in his news conference and he accused the gun industry of trying to exploit it. take a look inside any firearms shop these days and it's clear nothing sells guns like the fear of gun control. >> every time the president or senator feinstein comes out and talks about restricting second amendment rights of u.s. citizens, the phone rings off the hooshk, the line goes out t door. gun sales skyrocket. >> reporter: just outside the nation's capital in virginia, the ar-15 assault-style rifle is not the only item hard to keep in stock. high capacity magazines are selling fast too. the store's website warns customers last chance, due to uncertainty of obama's potential unilateral ar restrictions, this is the last batch of ars we will get in. the salesman says it m
and this is something that has spanned the obama administration. you hear from so many gun owners who say, he's going to take our guns away. he says no. >> we've been hearing this for year, joe. you've been to these gun stores, i've been to these gun stores. the president addressed this fear today in his news conference and he accused the gun industry of trying to exploit it. take a look inside any firearms shop these days and it's clear nothing sells guns like the fear of gun control....
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then opposed obama's surge in afghanistan. he has called for deep cuts in defense spending. reshaping spending, dealing with iran's nuclear programs, and being ready for potential involvement in the war in syria are all top priorities this winter. that means the political buzz saws are out again. like hagel, william cohen was a republican senator before he was bill clinton's secretary of defense. >> i think he'll face the same challenge in terms of people on the democratic side saying, hey, wait, we've got some pretty talented people that are -- could step in in a moment's notice and fill that spot, and the republicans will say why are you helping out a democratic administration? >> reporter: one key republican already is challenging hagel. >> i am concerned about many of the comments that he made and has made like reference to, quote, jewish lobby, which i don't believe exists. i believe a pro-israel lobby exists. >> reporter: others insist hague sel not anti-israel. >> he belongs to a tough-minded in this case republican vie
then opposed obama's surge in afghanistan. he has called for deep cuts in defense spending. reshaping spending, dealing with iran's nuclear programs, and being ready for potential involvement in the war in syria are all top priorities this winter. that means the political buzz saws are out again. like hagel, william cohen was a republican senator before he was bill clinton's secretary of defense. >> i think he'll face the same challenge in terms of people on the democratic side saying,...
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there are wounds from losing the election to president obama. conservative base of the republican party is not happy with this initial deal on the fiscal cliff. so they're looking for republicans to plant flags. now taxes and spending has nothing to do with chuck hagel except for gloria's point about a downsizing at the pentagon. chuck hagel has been on the record saying it's too bloated. while it's not connected to some of the other games of political chess in washington, in some ways everything is connected. >> the white house makes the calculation that if republicans are going to oppose chuck hagel because he ended up being opposed to the war in iraq, that's a fight the white house is happy to have. more than half of the public is opposed -- was opposed to the war in iraq, too, in the end. this is something that they feel they can do. they wouldn't have nominated him, wolf, if they didn't think he would get confirm but it's a political fight that they shouldn't shy away from. >> i'll bring jim acosta in this conversation in a moment. brianna
there are wounds from losing the election to president obama. conservative base of the republican party is not happy with this initial deal on the fiscal cliff. so they're looking for republicans to plant flags. now taxes and spending has nothing to do with chuck hagel except for gloria's point about a downsizing at the pentagon. chuck hagel has been on the record saying it's too bloated. while it's not connected to some of the other games of political chess in washington, in some ways...
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what does it tell you about president obama's tone in this second term? >> it tells me that he not only won the election but he wants to lead this country. you know, sitting back here and avoiding any confrontation and any controversy is going to make a weakened presidency. he needs to lead for the good of this nation, and we need to work together and find compromise and consensus in both political parties. chuck hagel was a republican senator from nebraska, a decorated veteran of the vietnam war, a person who has a resume that includes service on the foreign relations committee as well as the intelligence committee. yes, he is a serious candidate if the president chooses to name him, and when it comes to the debt ceiling, the more often we have confrontation, the more uncertainty there is in this economy. we need the certainty to move forward so that businesses will invest and jobs can be created. >> senator dick durbin, it's always a pleasure to have you on. thanks for joining us. >> thanks, candy. >>> up next, the hagel confirmation process could be an
what does it tell you about president obama's tone in this second term? >> it tells me that he not only won the election but he wants to lead this country. you know, sitting back here and avoiding any confrontation and any controversy is going to make a weakened presidency. he needs to lead for the good of this nation, and we need to work together and find compromise and consensus in both political parties. chuck hagel was a republican senator from nebraska, a decorated veteran of the...
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president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united states. after meeting with hamid karzai at the white house, the president said the u.s. will probably be able to speed up, to accelerate plan troop withdraws. some americans will remain, presumably, their role, though, potentially becoming clearer. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us. breakdown for us what came out of this meeting. >> reporter: wolf approximate, the main headline is afghan forces taking over control from u.s. forces and that was from president obama and president karzai, that is set to take place in the spring which is a slight acceleratio
president obama meets with the afghan president hamid karzai. the white house looks at the connection between video game and gun violence as battle lines form in the looming fight over gun control. >>> and a new report on the flu. we now have a clearer picture of where this epidemic stands. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's the longest war in u.s. history and now we're learninging new details about how president obama intends to end it for the united...
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president obama's on the fast track to fill up his cabinet. from the looks of it he's picking -- hand picking men that he trusts. what about women? how is this cabinet doing in terms of diversity? picks are not a shoo-in. congress may be pushing back on some of them. i here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long [ dog ] we found it together.upbeat ] on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that
president obama's on the fast track to fill up his cabinet. from the looks of it he's picking -- hand picking men that he trusts. what about women? how is this cabinet doing in terms of diversity? picks are not a shoo-in. congress may be pushing back on some of them. i here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long...
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they didn't want to spring for obama, but they got a pretty good guy. he requires a lot of perks in the dressing room, i can only imagine. >> michael. >> he's a total professional. he was barely looking at the prompter. he knew his lines. he was much better than the inebriated people, like the guy pretending to be high and said lisa dunham instead of lena dunham. >> the worst was salma hayek, her prompter went down. she and the actor with her, paul rudd, they totally forgot what they were going to do. really? >> i think there may have been a technical glitch. maybe she's trying out to be the new charo or something. i have no idea. i loved tina fey and amy poehler. i thought they were hilarious. i wanted to take them home with me. they punctured through all the solemnity and all the speeches about my wonderful journey, picking out the four losers and saying, aren't they terrific? they went through all the solemnity and attitude with hi lart and mockery. if seth macfarlane is even half as funny as the oscars, they've got a hit on his hands. >> they're not
they didn't want to spring for obama, but they got a pretty good guy. he requires a lot of perks in the dressing room, i can only imagine. >> michael. >> he's a total professional. he was barely looking at the prompter. he knew his lines. he was much better than the inebriated people, like the guy pretending to be high and said lisa dunham instead of lena dunham. >> the worst was salma hayek, her prompter went down. she and the actor with her, paul rudd, they totally forgot...
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this was just prior to a visit by president barack obama. also implicated were three dea agents and about 13 u.s. secret service agents, most of whom resigned or retired. prostitution is legal in colombia. ultimately the investigation found that there was no security risk to president obama himself, but it humiliated the very proud secret service and some of the other government workers, obviously, who have been caught up in this scandal. randi, victor? >> chris lawrence, thank you very much. >>> the 66,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan may be headed home sooner than expected. afghan president hamid karzai met with president obama in washington yesterday. he and mr. obama agreed to a complete transition of combat operation operations by the end of 2014. president obama is considering keeping some troops, possibly between 3,000 to 9,000, in place after 2014 for counterterrorism and training but only if they get immunity from prosecution. karzai signaled he may be willing to do that. >>> faith leaders talk gun control at the white house. you'll m
this was just prior to a visit by president barack obama. also implicated were three dea agents and about 13 u.s. secret service agents, most of whom resigned or retired. prostitution is legal in colombia. ultimately the investigation found that there was no security risk to president obama himself, but it humiliated the very proud secret service and some of the other government workers, obviously, who have been caught up in this scandal. randi, victor? >> chris lawrence, thank you very...
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it's also not true that obama's budget got no votes, because that wasn't obama's budget. the sad truth is that we do not have a budget in the united states, a new one and there are consequences for that, not the least of which are the dozen or so close calls with government shutdowns in the past few years. >>> plus, those continuing resolutions, they're short-term. they avoid tackling long-term problems like federal debt and the deficits. the uncertainty of that short-term thinking wreaks havoc on businesses and their investment and unemployment. look no further than the debt ceiling showdown in summer of 2011, that led to the budget control act which was a last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for automatic cuts that were to take place at the end of 2012. you know those, as the sequester, which i've said many times, is a stupid name for a stupid thing that only washington could come up with. big surprise, with those sequester cuts, by the way, washington gave themselves another extension, two more months, so march 1st, america has another cliff to worry
it's also not true that obama's budget got no votes, because that wasn't obama's budget. the sad truth is that we do not have a budget in the united states, a new one and there are consequences for that, not the least of which are the dozen or so close calls with government shutdowns in the past few years. >>> plus, those continuing resolutions, they're short-term. they avoid tackling long-term problems like federal debt and the deficits. the uncertainty of that short-term thinking...
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you must be pretty happy that president obama reacted so quickly. >> i am. i feel so empowered. >> i mean, a big day for every, you know, every gay american. a big day for every american in many ways. whatever the reaction you had to it. how did you feel when you heard the news? >> it is a little bittersweet. i'm in north carolina and as a north carolinian, i was really disappointed with the way the amendment initiative vote went yesterday here in north carolina. but it's very promising to hear president obama finally come up and speak out on something that's so important. and i think the ground swell, the energy that was behind a lot of the activists and the people who were important in the vote here yesterday in north carolina, that energy made its way to washington and prem realized that this was a time to speak up and to speak out on the freedom for everyone to marry. >> do you think homosexuality is a sin? >> i think that it's -- it's unnatural. i think that it's detrimental and destructive to so many foundations of civilization. >> what do you do if yo
you must be pretty happy that president obama reacted so quickly. >> i am. i feel so empowered. >> i mean, a big day for every, you know, every gay american. a big day for every american in many ways. whatever the reaction you had to it. how did you feel when you heard the news? >> it is a little bittersweet. i'm in north carolina and as a north carolinian, i was really disappointed with the way the amendment initiative vote went yesterday here in north carolina. but it's very...
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the obama administration has been pretty tough on iran behind the scenes. hagel has been consistent himself, saying look, we cannot allow a nuclear iran, war should not be our first choice, and that also is consistent with the president. the president began by thinking perhaps he could negotiate more with ahmadinejad than has proven to be the case. he's evolved on this issue. my guess is chuck hagel as secretary of defense will reflect that evolution. >> there's one other thing i want to ask you each about. this is relevant -- well, we'll ask you whether you think it's relevant in terms of timing. in terms of topic i think this is relevant. the number of sexual assaults in the military each year is about 19,000. it is a serious issue. there are women in the military now and in 1996, when running for senate, the literature from chuck hagel reportedly said quote, i am pro-life with one exception, the life of the mother. now, who knows, people agree and disagree with that. i'm simply curious about democrats are not noticing that, talking about that. >> first,
the obama administration has been pretty tough on iran behind the scenes. hagel has been consistent himself, saying look, we cannot allow a nuclear iran, war should not be our first choice, and that also is consistent with the president. the president began by thinking perhaps he could negotiate more with ahmadinejad than has proven to be the case. he's evolved on this issue. my guess is chuck hagel as secretary of defense will reflect that evolution. >> there's one other thing i want to...
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i think it would have gone a long way for president obama. listen, deb, we are just at the beginning of this. we have four more long years. he has a legacy he wants to build. he is going to have to work with republicans. it works better when you try to invest in building relationships and you put some capital and time and resources, real resources, in viinvestigating a building relationships in congress. that's what bill clinton did. that's why he was able to get things done. that's why i hope president obama does in this second term. not only with republicans. he needs to build relationships with a lot of the democrat leaders in congress who complain bitterly and continuously. >> we have to wrap it up. let's just leave it at this. both sides have a lot of work to do to try to restore trust. i think that's what the american people probably are eager for. l.z. granderson, ana navarro, thanks so much as always. >> sg food, gas technology, we could all feel the cost. ahead, the top ten items that will squeeze your budget this year. >>> i'm dr. s
i think it would have gone a long way for president obama. listen, deb, we are just at the beginning of this. we have four more long years. he has a legacy he wants to build. he is going to have to work with republicans. it works better when you try to invest in building relationships and you put some capital and time and resources, real resources, in viinvestigating a building relationships in congress. that's what bill clinton did. that's why he was able to get things done. that's why i hope...
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this was just prior to a visit by president barack obama. also implicated were three dea agents and about 13 u.s. secret service agents, most of whom resigned or retired. now, prostitution is legal in colombia and ultimately the investigation found there was no security risk to president obama himself, but it humiliated the very proud secret service and some of the other government workers, obviously, who have been caught up in this scandal. randi? victor? >> chris lawrence, thank you very much. >>> crime is the hot topic in washington right now. gun crime. >> gun crime and gun control. we may be just days away from the white house weighing in. we'll take a look at the possible recommendations and some of the reactions as we go in focus. [ male announcer ] count the number of buttons in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the futu
this was just prior to a visit by president barack obama. also implicated were three dea agents and about 13 u.s. secret service agents, most of whom resigned or retired. now, prostitution is legal in colombia and ultimately the investigation found there was no security risk to president obama himself, but it humiliated the very proud secret service and some of the other government workers, obviously, who have been caught up in this scandal. randi? victor? >> chris lawrence, thank you...
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>> i think the big legislate eve achievement to barack obama will have taken place in obama care. he's going to have to fight to get that, to become a birth wright for all americans here in his second term. beyond that, i don't see a chance for much of a legislative agenda. the politics are just too rotten for it. subsequently, he's going to have to be known as this great executive power president. and he is going to have to -- he has great opportunities in foreign affairs. as i mentioned on the climate change issue, just talking about it and invoking it in the upcoming inaugural, make it an important part of his state of the union address coming up. he's got to find other issues than this constant, every three months, you know, fighting congress over this. because there's no legacy for him in that. people will not go to the obama presidential library in chicago to see the pen that these debt debates, the document he signed on these things. and it's starting to frustrate people. he needs to get vision, not just practical day-by-day governing. >> and the president said, those who k
>> i think the big legislate eve achievement to barack obama will have taken place in obama care. he's going to have to fight to get that, to become a birth wright for all americans here in his second term. beyond that, i don't see a chance for much of a legislative agenda. the politics are just too rotten for it. subsequently, he's going to have to be known as this great executive power president. and he is going to have to -- he has great opportunities in foreign affairs. as i mentioned...
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americans are afraid that president obama will chip away at the second amendment. you will hear more of what the nra president had to say today on cnn's "state of the union" with candy crowley. and that will be coming up. >>> tomorrow marks one month since the school massacre in newtown, connecticut a town hall has been scheduled for tomorrow and resident he is today are meeting to discuss what to do with the sandy hook elementary school which now stands vacant. cnn national correspondent, susan candiotti is in newtown. susan is there any consensus among the people who are speaking about what to do? >> reporter: oh, marty, i think at this stage, people would be surprised if there would be a consensus. i mean, it's so early and so fresh in everyone's mind. after all, 27 people were killed during that terrible mass shooting, including -- including several children ages 6 and 7. and at this meeting, we heard a range of opinions about what should happen. this lasted an hour and a half. i was struck by the number of sandy hook parents who were here. one of them said thi
americans are afraid that president obama will chip away at the second amendment. you will hear more of what the nra president had to say today on cnn's "state of the union" with candy crowley. and that will be coming up. >>> tomorrow marks one month since the school massacre in newtown, connecticut a town hall has been scheduled for tomorrow and resident he is today are meeting to discuss what to do with the sandy hook elementary school which now stands vacant. cnn national...
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he could in obama's words hit the ground running. jack lew is a budget wonk and his nomination will be mostly an american affair. this time around the u.s. has a budget problem, and it's an internal problem. they blew a hole in the american hull but china is not going to start selling off its u.s. dollars because the government doesn't have a budget and might shut down again. democrats and republicans cannot agree on how to cut our bloated expenditures, but that, richard, is an internal problem. washington needs an inside man in treasury. ten seconds left. jack lew is an inside man. as long as the world doesn't implode, americans much less the world will pay little attention to who heads the u.s. treasury. what do you think? >> what do i think? it's really very simple. simple once again. it's not as easy as it's now a domestic issue with the budget battle. if only it were. this is all about who the man is and what does he bring to the table. if we look back at treasury secretaries, paul o'neill and john snow, they were major men in t
he could in obama's words hit the ground running. jack lew is a budget wonk and his nomination will be mostly an american affair. this time around the u.s. has a budget problem, and it's an internal problem. they blew a hole in the american hull but china is not going to start selling off its u.s. dollars because the government doesn't have a budget and might shut down again. democrats and republicans cannot agree on how to cut our bloated expenditures, but that, richard, is an internal...
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barack obama. athena jones is in washington to give us a sneak preview, hello. i guess they started early and i suppose they're trying to make sure they work out all the kinks, you don't want to have anything go wrong on the big day, do you. >> certainly not, you think every four years they'll try to get it right. today we've seen fife and drums, military bands, we've seen people standing in for the vice president and for president obama, as well as the first lady. and two young girls standing in for sasha and mallia to make it as close to how they expect it to be as possible next week. there's a lot of excitement here in town. we had a chance to speak with the president of the chamber of commerce about some of their expectations, let's listen. >> what we're hearing is anywhere from 600,000 to 800,000 people coming into the city. you compare that to 2008, 2009, 2008 election, 2009 inauguration, it was almost two million. 1.8. those of us in the business community would love to see two million peopl
barack obama. athena jones is in washington to give us a sneak preview, hello. i guess they started early and i suppose they're trying to make sure they work out all the kinks, you don't want to have anything go wrong on the big day, do you. >> certainly not, you think every four years they'll try to get it right. today we've seen fife and drums, military bands, we've seen people standing in for the vice president and for president obama, as well as the first lady. and two young girls...
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and who did president obama pick? not one but two women. long after he's gone out of the white house those two women, those two appointees will be there. so this conversation about the president not being in support of diversity, the same person who pushed forward the overturning of don't ask, don't tell which affected, by the way, more women than men and more black women than white women, it's just -- to me it's just a silly conversation to be having. >> lz, anna, we have to leave it there. thanks for joining us. >>> here is something that may prompt you to take a deeper breath. look at this. how do you even function with this kind of pollution? we're going to tell you where that is next. this week get a bonus $15 itunes gift card with any qualifying $75 ink purchase. find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. i've got two tickets to paradise!l set? pack your bags, we'll leave tonight. black women than white women, this kind of pollution? no four. remember? whoooa whooaa whooo! you know ronny, folks who save hundreds of dollars by sw
and who did president obama pick? not one but two women. long after he's gone out of the white house those two women, those two appointees will be there. so this conversation about the president not being in support of diversity, the same person who pushed forward the overturning of don't ask, don't tell which affected, by the way, more women than men and more black women than white women, it's just -- to me it's just a silly conversation to be having. >> lz, anna, we have to leave it...
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president obama, critics said, was overstepping his authority. the drudge report read the headline, white house threatens executive orders on guns. and look at the pictures. they show pictures of josef stalin and adolf hitler. lindsey graham weighed in as well. tweeting today, quote, gun control by executive order could be a power grab that won't go down well with congress or the american people. just today, newt gingrich told fox's greta van susteren that congress should act to block any executive order. they need congress to cut off money and say no money shall be spent to do this. since his presidential run, speaker gingrich has launched a new website, gingrichproductions.com. i spoke to him just a few moments ago. mr. speaker, as you know, the white house is looking seriously at new gun control measures. they have talked about using executive orders, not to create new gun control laws, but to strengthen things like databases the fbi uses for background checks or getting states to share more information from criminal and mental health database
president obama, critics said, was overstepping his authority. the drudge report read the headline, white house threatens executive orders on guns. and look at the pictures. they show pictures of josef stalin and adolf hitler. lindsey graham weighed in as well. tweeting today, quote, gun control by executive order could be a power grab that won't go down well with congress or the american people. just today, newt gingrich told fox's greta van susteren that congress should act to block any...
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an opening statement by president obama and then karzai and then questions. very limited number of questions. i think two questions maybe from each side from the afghan side frrks t, from the u.s. side and then they will answer questions. they've been meeting in the oval office now. this follows president karzai's meetings yesterday with the secretary of state hillary clinton, earlier with defense secretary leon panetta, an important visit to the united states. lots of questions, though, about can karzai really be trusted by the u.s., can he really deliver, does he have the clout within his own country to make things work and what about al qaeda in afghanistan, how strong is al qaeda. we've heard in recent weeks and months that the kaud presenal q presence is limited. let's listen to their opening statements. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. it is my pleasure to welcome president karzai back to the white house as well as his delegation. we last saw each other during the nato summit in my hometown in chicago, a city that reflects the friendshi
an opening statement by president obama and then karzai and then questions. very limited number of questions. i think two questions maybe from each side from the afghan side frrks t, from the u.s. side and then they will answer questions. they've been meeting in the oval office now. this follows president karzai's meetings yesterday with the secretary of state hillary clinton, earlier with defense secretary leon panetta, an important visit to the united states. lots of questions, though, about...
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then the obama administration, president obama asked robert gates, a republican to be defense secretary. then there was leon panetta. and now another republican, chuck hagel. what's wrong with democrats being defense secretary? >> right. actually, just as an historical footnote, roberts used to be a republican. you know, i think that there's a sort of feeling that each one of these can be justified. i think president clinton and cohen had a good relationship, as does president obama and senator hagel. in gates' instance, that made a lot of sense. so much was going on that you didn't want to have an immediate change in the defense. but that is true, that it looks like democrats always want to appoint republican secretaries of defense. also if you look at the history of the independent councils, they have almost all been republicans. and as a democrat i sometimes get frustrated, too. we can't find an independent council in our own party. i can understand the frustration but the president is entitled to pick who he wants and he thinks hagel is a good guy so it's good enough for me. >> and
then the obama administration, president obama asked robert gates, a republican to be defense secretary. then there was leon panetta. and now another republican, chuck hagel. what's wrong with democrats being defense secretary? >> right. actually, just as an historical footnote, roberts used to be a republican. you know, i think that there's a sort of feeling that each one of these can be justified. i think president clinton and cohen had a good relationship, as does president obama and...
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and i don't know if president obama would have appointed him. >> here's what he said. many of the predictions chuck hagel made about the war came true. they have proven to be accurate. that is mcconnell talking about hagel. so i don't think it's necessarily that. >> i think the republican party doesn't want to own the iraq war anymore. but there was a lot of bad blood between republicans and him. >> aren't they mad that he supported obama? >> but there's something else that's really important. when you think about being a member of the house or the senate, that you are as defineddefined by how you interrogate or question somebody. this is your opportunity to state what you believe in. obviously, sometimes that is taking that person on, and that's what's happened. they're carving out their niche by saying everything that he does wrong because it's their opportunity to highlight what they believe in. going back to what else is different zbl-- >> do you think that congress is partisan and dramatic and made for tv? >> they didn't win in 2008. i'm talking specifically about
and i don't know if president obama would have appointed him. >> here's what he said. many of the predictions chuck hagel made about the war came true. they have proven to be accurate. that is mcconnell talking about hagel. so i don't think it's necessarily that. >> i think the republican party doesn't want to own the iraq war anymore. but there was a lot of bad blood between republicans and him. >> aren't they mad that he supported obama? >> but there's something else...
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gues the hands of president obama. that's all for us tonight. "a.c. 360" starts right now. >>> welcome to the program. we begin tonight keeping them honest with new information that goes straight to a key question in that rape case out of steubenville, ohio. was a young woman, the young woman in this picture, as drunk and seemingly incapacitated as that photo would seem to suggest? was she too out of it or outright unconscious when the state of ohio claims two stars of the local football team sexually assaulted her during a string of parties back in august? we covered the story late last week when some explosive video was posted online when a teen who may have witnessed the alleged rape was seen joking about the incident. watch. >> what if that was your daughter? >> but it isn't. >> what if it was? >> if that was my daughter, i wouldn't care. i'd just let her be dead. >> no, you wouldn't. listen to yourself. >> i'm listening to myself fine. >> in about ten years, i'm going to come back. >> ten years, my daughter's going to be getting rapes and d
gues the hands of president obama. that's all for us tonight. "a.c. 360" starts right now. >>> welcome to the program. we begin tonight keeping them honest with new information that goes straight to a key question in that rape case out of steubenville, ohio. was a young woman, the young woman in this picture, as drunk and seemingly incapacitated as that photo would seem to suggest? was she too out of it or outright unconscious when the state of ohio claims two stars of the...
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president obama's nomination of former republican senator chuck hagel for defense secretary. administration officials say the president will make it official in about two hours and our special coverage here on cnn will begin at 12:30 eastern time. as we mentioned, chuck hagel faced some sharp criticism from fellow republicans as well as democrats over what they say are his anti-israeli positions and also for being soft on iran. those are their accusations. rabbi ariah israeli -- i hope i pronoun pronounced that right. it's a tricky name. did i get your name right? >> almost. >> okay. all right. give me another shot at it. this is a tricky one. maybe you give it to me with the accurate pronunciation. >> it's ariah israel. >> that was easy. give me for your sense after knowing chuck hagel more than 20 years. visited your congregation. give me your personal perspectives on the senator. >> i'm looking forward to the nomination. i have known him, i met him actually a few months before he was elected as senator from the state of nebraska. and in all our conversations, i was always
president obama's nomination of former republican senator chuck hagel for defense secretary. administration officials say the president will make it official in about two hours and our special coverage here on cnn will begin at 12:30 eastern time. as we mentioned, chuck hagel faced some sharp criticism from fellow republicans as well as democrats over what they say are his anti-israeli positions and also for being soft on iran. those are their accusations. rabbi ariah israeli -- i hope i...
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when president obama spoke at the memorial services, he spoke plainly. newtown, you are not alone and people including the family of noah posner took him at his word. they said president obama has not been living up to the words, you are not earthquakes loan. his mom put out a statement that reads has a mother of a 6-year-old victim, i am puzzled and disappointed that i have had no information or opportunity to be heard in the legislative proposal in washington. this is noah's uncle. i understand you had concerns that your voice and family's voice was not being heard by the white house. what did they say? >> that's correct. the white house contacted me. days ago to an aide asking about whether the families would have an opportunity to speak about the proposal and to be heard. i never received a response to the e-mail. according to the call i just received, it was a miscommunication at the white house. that's why there was no response to the e-mail and they apologized for that. >> why did they reach out to you now. a producer called to get a comment and t
when president obama spoke at the memorial services, he spoke plainly. newtown, you are not alone and people including the family of noah posner took him at his word. they said president obama has not been living up to the words, you are not earthquakes loan. his mom put out a statement that reads has a mother of a 6-year-old victim, i am puzzled and disappointed that i have had no information or opportunity to be heard in the legislative proposal in washington. this is noah's uncle. i...
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president obama raring for a fight over his defense secretary nominee. you may say why there a fight? on paper, this guy is pretty incredible. looks like he would be a lock for a job that usually is one with pretty much 100% of the senate voting aye. military experience, check that box. he would be the first enlisted man and first vietnam vet to serve as secretary of defense, he was wounded in combat and he earned two purple hearts. business and management experience, after all, the pentagon is a huge organization. check. hagel cofounded a company called van guard cellular systems which made him a multimillionaire. and knowing how to get things done in washington. check on that. hagel served two terms as a u.s. senator from nebraska and served as deputy administrator of the veterans administration. plus he's a republican nominated by a democrat, so it sounds pretty perfect, right? today, president obama told the nation why he loved chuck hagel. >> in the senate, i came to admire his courage and his judgment, his willingness to speak his mind, even if it
president obama raring for a fight over his defense secretary nominee. you may say why there a fight? on paper, this guy is pretty incredible. looks like he would be a lock for a job that usually is one with pretty much 100% of the senate voting aye. military experience, check that box. he would be the first enlisted man and first vietnam vet to serve as secretary of defense, he was wounded in combat and he earned two purple hearts. business and management experience, after all, the pentagon is...
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why do you think obama wanted him if he would get the grief? >> i think he knew he would get the grief and i think he's been thinking about him for quite sometime and there's a variety of reasons. first of all, the president believes that he's qualified. this is somebody who's served in the senate. was on foreign relations committee, obviously. this is somebody who's been very involved with veterans, veteran himself. if he becomes secretary of defense, he would, i believe, become the first enlisted man to become the chief at the pentagon. i also think he believes given his record and given his stature that he would be somebody who could stand up to the generals. this is very important to the president. when the president was deciding about the surge in afghanistan, and in my reporting on that, something that came up over and over and over again was the president's concern that he listen to the generals but then make his own decisions and i think he believes that chuck hagel is somebody who could really do that and that is very important to him.
why do you think obama wanted him if he would get the grief? >> i think he knew he would get the grief and i think he's been thinking about him for quite sometime and there's a variety of reasons. first of all, the president believes that he's qualified. this is somebody who's served in the senate. was on foreign relations committee, obviously. this is somebody who's been very involved with veterans, veteran himself. if he becomes secretary of defense, he would, i believe, become the...
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obama, president obama, strangely reluctant to take the lead this week. he left it to vice president biden. >> well, again, i would take a rather more optimistic view about the politics, as well. we can all agree that it's a very messy process, politics all over the world in europe and in washington lionel and i both worked for the fd in washington, so, we understand that process reasonably well. i actually think that the next two months are more encouraged about the out look for the next two months for what happened in the last few weeks in washington precisely because in a sense they've gone through a cathartic experience. this was very, very ugly and very, very difficult, i think especially for the republican party. so, i think that this potentially sets a precedent whereby you can see majorities certainly in the senate and possibly in the house being formed from the democrats plus a significant number of moderate republicans, which would be capable of coming up with compromises, especially because as i think we've both agreed, it's not about taking re
obama, president obama, strangely reluctant to take the lead this week. he left it to vice president biden. >> well, again, i would take a rather more optimistic view about the politics, as well. we can all agree that it's a very messy process, politics all over the world in europe and in washington lionel and i both worked for the fd in washington, so, we understand that process reasonably well. i actually think that the next two months are more encouraged about the out look for the next...
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out front, who is calling the shots, president obama or hamid karzai? obama's mixed messages as to when american troops might come home from the country's longest war in afghanistan raised more questions. here is what president obama said today after meeting with karzai in washington? >> we have already reduced our presence in afghanistan is to roughly 66,000 u.s. troops. our pledge will continue to bring our forces home at a steady pace and in the coming months, i'll announce the next phase of our drawdown, a responsible drawdown that protects the gains our troops have made. >> in the coming months, the decisions on troops is months away. let's just rewind one month. here is what defense secretary, leon panetta, said then. >> the size of that enduring presence is something that the president is going to be considering over these next few weeks. >> next few weeks, not months. he said that over a month ago. speaking about the troop count decision, secretary panetta told reporters, my hope is that we will be able to can complete this process in the next f
out front, who is calling the shots, president obama or hamid karzai? obama's mixed messages as to when american troops might come home from the country's longest war in afghanistan raised more questions. here is what president obama said today after meeting with karzai in washington? >> we have already reduced our presence in afghanistan is to roughly 66,000 u.s. troops. our pledge will continue to bring our forces home at a steady pace and in the coming months, i'll announce the next...